DARAA,(ST)_ About 5 thousands of displaced Syrians returned on Saturday to Daraa from al-Zaatari camp in Jordan, said an official source thereby , “number of displaced Syrians who returned from Jordan increased to more than 55 thousands in recent months.”
“Most of the returnees came via illegal crossings because the Jordanian authorities confiscated their official documents , including identity and family cards, the source added,” stressing that authorities concerned “will issue family and personal cards for the returning citizens at full speed.”
The source recalled that the government appealed all displaced Syrians abroad who left the country illegally to return back through official the crossings and border points.
Several displaced Syrian returnees said “the Jordanian authorities are trying to prevent them from returning to their homeland because they are a source of funding for these authorities which confiscate more than 70 percent of aid relief,” stressing that Jordanian security forces “anyone who wants to leave the camp to pay US $ 200. “
They pointed to the deteriorated conditions in al-Zaatari camp and the inhuman treatment of the Jordanian authorities to the camp ‘s residents .
T. Fateh